In her book on Cioran, Simona Modreanu writes the following about the young thinker’s writing style, noting that he seems to have written "On the Heights of Despair" in a single sitting and sent it to his publisher exactly as it was: “And then, when considering the choice of this writing style, one must not forget the deliberate and contemptuous rejection of academic philosophical jargon, as Cioran openly hoped to shock readers both with his assertions and with his explosive style.” Through this style, she continues, he contrasts the “incandescence of an idea that lives and dies before your eyes” with cold, systematic clarity. Magda Jeanrenaud has studied the transformations undergone by the text published in 1934. Here we examine the Italian translation published in 1998, which is very faithful to the Romanian source text but not insensitive to the charm of the French translation published in 1990
Traduire le "style explosif". La prose poétique de Cioran en français et en italien
Yannick Preumont
2026-01-01
Abstract
In her book on Cioran, Simona Modreanu writes the following about the young thinker’s writing style, noting that he seems to have written "On the Heights of Despair" in a single sitting and sent it to his publisher exactly as it was: “And then, when considering the choice of this writing style, one must not forget the deliberate and contemptuous rejection of academic philosophical jargon, as Cioran openly hoped to shock readers both with his assertions and with his explosive style.” Through this style, she continues, he contrasts the “incandescence of an idea that lives and dies before your eyes” with cold, systematic clarity. Magda Jeanrenaud has studied the transformations undergone by the text published in 1934. Here we examine the Italian translation published in 1998, which is very faithful to the Romanian source text but not insensitive to the charm of the French translation published in 1990I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
